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WPP plc – ‘20-F’ for 12/31/21 – ‘EX-13.1’

On:  Wednesday, 4/6/22, at 1:01pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/21   ·   Accession #:  1628280-22-8534   ·   File #:  1-38303

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 4/06/22  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/21  201:72M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA

Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer   —   Form 20-F   —   SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 20-F        Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign     HTML   3.34M 
                Non-Canadian Issuer                                              
 2: EX-1.1      Underwriting Agreement or Conflict Minerals Report  HTML    310K 
 3: EX-2.11     Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,   HTML    136K 
                Liquidation or Succession                                        
 4: EX-2.14     Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,   HTML    794K 
                Liquidation or Succession                                        
 5: EX-8.1      Opinion of Counsel re: Tax Matters                  HTML    470K 
 8: EX-13.1     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     55K 
 9: EX-13.2     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     55K 
10: EX-14.1     Code of Ethics                                      HTML     55K 
11: EX-17.1     Correspondence re: Departure of a Director          HTML     57K 
 6: EX-12.1     Statement re: the Computation of Ratios             HTML     58K 
 7: EX-12.2     Statement re: the Computation of Ratios             HTML     58K 
17: R1          Cover                                               HTML    129K 
18: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     60K 
19: R3          Consolidated Income Statement                       HTML    135K 
20: R4          Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income      HTML    118K 
21: R5          Consolidated Cash Flow Statement                    HTML    118K 
22: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheet                          HTML    166K 
23: R7          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML    171K 
24: R8          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML     63K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
25: R9          Accounting policies                                 HTML    125K 
26: R10         General information                                 HTML     58K 
27: R11         Segment information                                 HTML    179K 
28: R12         Costs of services and general and administrative    HTML    129K 
                costs                                                            
29: R13         Share of results of associates                      HTML     68K 
30: R14         Our people                                          HTML    106K 
31: R15         Finance and investment income, finance costs and    HTML     93K 
                revaluation and retranslation of financial                       
                instruments                                                      
32: R16         Taxation                                            HTML    102K 
33: R17         Ordinary dividends                                  HTML     77K 
34: R18         Earnings per share                                  HTML    112K 
35: R19         Sources of finance                                  HTML    169K 
36: R20         Analysis of cash flows                              HTML    188K 
37: R21         Assets held for sale and discontinued operations    HTML    125K 
38: R22         Leases                                              HTML    138K 
39: R23         Intangible Assets                                   HTML    191K 
40: R24         Property, plant and equipment                       HTML    145K 
41: R25         Interests in associates, joint ventures and other   HTML    113K 
                investments                                                      
42: R26         Deferred tax                                        HTML    169K 
43: R27         Trade and other receivables                         HTML    141K 
44: R28         Trade and other payables: amounts falling due       HTML     70K 
                within one year                                                  
45: R29         Trade and other payables: amounts falling due       HTML     86K 
                after more than one year                                         
46: R30         Bank overdrafts, bonds and bank loans               HTML     77K 
47: R31         Provisions for liabilities and charges              HTML     85K 
48: R32         Share-based payments                                HTML     95K 
49: R33         Provision for post-employment benefits              HTML    344K 
50: R34         Risk management policies                            HTML    111K 
51: R35         Financial Instruments                               HTML    208K 
52: R36         Authorised and issued share capital                 HTML    189K 
53: R37         Other reserves                                      HTML    137K 
54: R38         Acquisitions                                        HTML     91K 
55: R39         Related party transactions                          HTML     67K 
56: R40         Reconciliation of operating profit/(loss) to        HTML     79K 
                headline operating profit                                        
57: R41         Events after reporting period                       HTML     57K 
58: R42         Accounting policies (Policies)                      HTML    187K 
59: R43         Segment information (Tables)                        HTML    179K 
60: R44         Costs of services and general and administrative    HTML    126K 
                costs (Tables)                                                   
61: R45         Share of results of associates (Tables)             HTML     67K 
62: R46         Our people (Tables)                                 HTML    111K 
63: R47         Finance and investment income, finance costs and    HTML     91K 
                revaluation and retranslation of financial                       
                instruments (Tables)                                             
64: R48         Taxation (Tables)                                   HTML     99K 
65: R49         Ordinary dividends (Tables)                         HTML     78K 
66: R50         Earnings per share (Tables)                         HTML    112K 
67: R51         Sources of finance (Tables)                         HTML    167K 
68: R52         Analysis of cash flows (Tables)                     HTML    187K 
69: R53         Assets held for sale and discontinued operations    HTML    124K 
                (Tables)                                                         
70: R54         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    141K 
71: R55         Intangible Assets (Tables)                          HTML    184K 
72: R56         Property, plant and equipment (Tables)              HTML    144K 
73: R57         Interests in associates, joint ventures and other   HTML    113K 
                investments (Tables)                                             
74: R58         Deferred tax (Tables)                               HTML    165K 
75: R59         Trade and other receivables (Tables)                HTML    141K 
76: R60         Trade and other payables: amounts falling due       HTML     78K 
                within one year (Tables)                                         
77: R61         Trade and other payables: amounts falling due       HTML    103K 
                after more than one year (Tables)                                
78: R62         Bank overdrafts, bonds and bank loans (Tables)      HTML     80K 
79: R63         Provisions for liabilities and charges (Tables)     HTML     84K 
80: R64         Share-based payments (Tables)                       HTML     87K 
81: R65         Provision for post-employment benefits (Tables)     HTML    353K 
82: R66         Risk management policies (Tables)                   HTML    100K 
83: R67         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML    202K 
84: R68         Authorised and issued share capital (Tables)        HTML    191K 
85: R69         Other reserves (Tables)                             HTML    138K 
86: R70         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML     87K 
87: R71         Related party transactions (Tables)                 HTML     66K 
88: R72         Reconciliation of operating profit/(Loss) to        HTML     79K 
                Headline Operating Profit (Tables)                               
89: R73         Accounting policies - Impact of for Configuration   HTML     93K 
                and Customisation Costs and Restatement (Detail)                 
90: R74         Accounting policies - Summary of Estimated Useful   HTML     71K 
                Life of Intangible Assets (Detail)                               
91: R75         Accounting policies - Contingent Consideration      HTML     60K 
                (Details)                                                        
92: R76         Accounting policies - Summary of Estimated Useful   HTML     71K 
                Life of Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail)                   
93: R77         Accounting policies - Hyperinflation in Argentina   HTML     64K 
                - Additional Information (Detail)                                
94: R78         Segment information - Contributions by Reportable   HTML    101K 
                Segments (Details)                                               
95: R79         Segment information - Contributions by              HTML     86K 
                Geographical Area (Details)                                      
96: R80         Costs of services and general and administrative    HTML    115K 
                costs - Summary of Operating Costs (Details)                     
97: R81         Costs of services and general and administrative    HTML    109K 
                costs - Additional Information (Details)                         
98: R82         Costs of services and general and administrative    HTML     74K 
                costs - Auditor's Remuneration (Details)                         
99: R83         Share of results of associates - Summary of Share   HTML     66K 
                of Results of Associates (Details)                               
100: R84         Share of results of associates - Additional         HTML     64K  
                Information (Details)                                            
101: R85         Our people - Additional Information (Details)       HTML     59K  
102: R86         Our people - Geographical Distribution of staff     HTML     66K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: R87         Our people - Reportable Segment Distribution of     HTML     66K  
                Staff (Details)                                                  
104: R88         Our people - Staffing Costs (Details)               HTML     72K  
105: R89         Our people - Summary of Compensation for Key        HTML     64K  
                Management Personnel (Details)                                   
106: R90         Finance and investment income, finance costs and    HTML     91K  
                revaluation and retranslation of financial                       
                instruments - Summary of Finance Income, Finance                 
                Costs and Revaluation and Retranslation of                       
                Financial Instruments (Details)                                  
107: R91         Finance and investment income, finance costs and    HTML     85K  
                revaluation and retranslation of financial                       
                instruments - Additional Information (Details)                   
108: R92         Taxation - Additional Information (Details)         HTML     59K  
109: R93         Taxation - Tax Charge (Details)                     HTML     75K  
110: R94         Taxation - Tax Charge Reconciled to Profit Before   HTML     94K  
                Taxation (Details)                                               
111: R95         Taxation - Tax Charge Reconciled to Profit Before   HTML     57K  
                Taxation (Parenthetical) (Details)                               
112: R96         Ordinary dividends - Summary of Ordinary Dividends  HTML     65K  
                (Details)                                                        
113: R97         Ordinary dividends - Summary of Proposed Final      HTML     57K  
                Dividend (Details)                                               
114: R98         Earnings per share - Calculation of Basic and       HTML     81K  
                Diluted EPS (Details)                                            
115: R99         Earnings per share - Additional Information         HTML     63K  
                (Details)                                                        
116: R100        Earnings per share - Reconciliation Between Shares  HTML     69K  
                Used in Calculating Basic and Diluted EPS                        
                (Details)                                                        
117: R101        Sources of finance - Summary of Equity and Debt     HTML     86K  
                Financing (Details)                                              
118: R102        Sources of finance - Additional Information         HTML    160K  
                (Details)                                                        
119: R103        Sources of finance - Analysis of Future             HTML     81K  
                Anticipated Cash Flows Related to Debt (Details)                 
120: R104        Sources of finance - Analysis of Fixed and          HTML     79K  
                Floating Rate Debt by Currency (Details)                         
121: R105        Sources of finance - Analysis of Future             HTML     89K  
                Anticipated Cash Flows Related of Financial                      
                Derivatives (Details)                                            
122: R106        Analysis of cash flows - Summary of Analysis of     HTML    228K  
                Cash Flows (Details)                                             
123: R107        Assets held for sale and discontinued operations -  HTML     83K  
                Additional information (Details)                                 
124: R108        Assets held for sale and discontinued operations -  HTML    134K  
                Detailed Information About Amounts Of Discontinued               
                Operations Included In Profit (Details)                          
125: R109        Assets held for sale and discontinued operations -  HTML    136K  
                Detailed Information About Gain On Sale Of                       
                Discontinued Operations (Details)                                
126: R110        Leases - Summary of Movement in Right of use        HTML    107K  
                Assets and Lease Liabilities (Details)                           
127: R111        Leases - Summary of breakdown of Lease Expense      HTML     84K  
                (Details)                                                        
128: R112        Leases - Summary of Maturity of Lease Liabilities   HTML     81K  
                (Details)                                                        
129: R113        Leases - Additional Information (Details)           HTML     57K  
130: R114        Intangible Assets - Movement of Goodwill (Detail)   HTML     77K  
131: R115        Intangible Assets - Movements of Other Intangible   HTML    118K  
                Assets (Detail)                                                  
132: R116        Intangible Assets - Cash-generating Units with      HTML     88K  
                Significant Goodwill (Detail)                                    
133: R117        Intangible Assets - Additional Information          HTML    119K  
                (Detail)                                                         
134: R118        Intangible Assets - Disclosure of Cash Generating   HTML     82K  
                Units With Significant Impairments Of Goodwill                   
                (Detail)                                                         
135: R119        Property, plant and equipment - Summary of          HTML    148K  
                Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail)                           
136: R120        Property, plant and equipment - Additional          HTML     59K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
137: R121        Interests in associates, joint ventures and other   HTML     95K  
                investments - Movements in Associates, Joint                     
                Ventures and Other Investments (Details)                         
138: R122        Interests in associates, joint ventures and other   HTML     85K  
                investments - Principal Associates and Joint                     
                Ventures (Details)                                               
139: R123        Interests in associates, joint ventures and other   HTML     76K  
                investments - Additional Information (Details)                   
140: R124        Interests in associates, joint ventures and other   HTML     67K  
                investments - Summary of Aggregate Financial                     
                Performance of Associates and Joint Ventures                     
                (Details)                                                        
141: R125        Deferred tax - Analysis of Deferred Tax Balances    HTML     71K  
                for Financial Reporting Purposes (Details)                       
142: R126        Deferred tax - Movements of Major Gross Deferred    HTML    118K  
                Tax Assets (Details)                                             
143: R127        Deferred tax - Movements of Gross Deferred Tax      HTML     92K  
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
144: R128        Deferred tax - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     74K  
145: R129        Trade and other receivables - Summary of Trade and  HTML     73K  
                Other Receivables, Amounts Falling Due Within One                
                Year (Details)                                                   
146: R130        Trade and other receivables - Ageing of Trade       HTML    108K  
                Receivables and Other Financial Assets (Details)                 
147: R131        Trade and other receivables - Summary of Trade and  HTML     64K  
                Other Receivables, Amounts Falling Due After More                
                Than One Year (Details)                                          
148: R132        Trade and other receivables - Bad Debt Provisions   HTML     73K  
                (Details)                                                        
149: R133        Trade and other receivables - Additional            HTML     58K  
                Information (Details)                                            
150: R134        Trade and other payables - Summary of Trade and     HTML     73K  
                Other Payables, Amounts Falling Due within One                   
                Year (Details)                                                   
151: R135        Trade and other payables - Summary of Trade and     HTML     66K  
                Other Payables, Amounts Falling Due After More                   
                Than One Year (Detail)                                           
152: R136        Trade and other payables - Payments Due to Vendors  HTML     75K  
                (Detail)                                                         
153: R137        Trade and other payables: amounts falling due       HTML     71K  
                after more than one year - Payment Due to Put                    
                Options (Details)                                                
154: R138        Bank overdrafts, bonds and bank loans - Bank        HTML     62K  
                Overdrafts, Bonds and Bank Loans Amounts Falling                 
                Due Within One Year (Detail)                                     
155: R139        Bank overdrafts, bonds and bank loans - Corporate   HTML     58K  
                Bonds and Bank Loans Amounts Falling Due After                   
                More Than One Year (Detail)                                      
156: R140        Bank overdrafts, bonds and bank loans - Additional  HTML     61K  
                Information (Detail)                                             
157: R141        Bank overdrafts, bonds and bank loans - Repayments  HTML     75K  
                Due on Corporate Bonds, Bank Loans and Overdrafts                
                (Detail)                                                         
158: R142        Provisions for liabilities and charges - Summary    HTML     79K  
                of Provisions for Liabilities and Charges (Detail)               
159: R143        Share-based payments - Charges for Share-based      HTML     57K  
                Incentive Plans (Details)                                        
160: R144        Share-based payments - Additional Information       HTML    101K  
                (Details)                                                        
161: R145        Share-based payments - Movement on Ordinary Shares  HTML     88K  
                Granted for Significant Restricted Stock Plans                   
                (Details)                                                        
162: R146        Provision for post-employment benefits - Pension    HTML     67K  
                Costs (Details)                                                  
163: R147        Provision for post-employment benefits -            HTML     72K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
164: R148        Provision for post-employment benefits - Weighted   HTML     76K  
                Average Assumptions Used For Actuarial Valuations                
                (Details)                                                        
165: R149        Provision for post-employment benefits - Life       HTML     89K  
                Expectancies for Defined Benefit Pension Plans                   
                (Details)                                                        
166: R150        Provision for post-employment benefits - Weighted   HTML    103K  
                Average Duration of Defined Benefit Pension                      
                Obligations and Distribution of Timing of Benefit                
                Payments (Details)                                               
167: R151        Provision for post-employment benefits -            HTML     97K  
                Sensitivity Analysis of Significant Actuarial                    
                Assumptions (Details)                                            
168: R152        Provision for post-employment benefits - Fair       HTML     96K  
                Value of Assets and Assessed Present Value of                    
                Liabilities in Pension Plans (Details)                           
169: R153        Provision for post-employment benefits -            HTML     66K  
                Surplus/(Deficit) in Plans by Region (Details)                   
170: R154        Provision for post-employment benefits - Funded     HTML     85K  
                and Unfunded Pension Plans By Region (Details)                   
171: R155        Provision for post-employment benefits - Pension    HTML     87K  
                Expense Charged to Operating Profit, Amounts                     
                Charged to Finance Costs and Amounts Recognised in               
                Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income                   
                (Oci) (Details)                                                  
172: R156        Provision for post-employment benefits - Movement   HTML     96K  
                in Pension Plan Liabilities (Details)                            
173: R157        Provision for post-employment benefits - Movement   HTML     91K  
                in Pension Plan Assets (Details)                                 
174: R158        Risk management policies - Additional Information   HTML    110K  
                (Details)                                                        
175: R159        Risk management policies - Committed Facilities     HTML    140K  
                (Details)                                                        
176: R160        Risk management policies - Summary of currency      HTML     62K  
                risk (Details)                                                   
177: R161        Financial Instruments - Additional Information      HTML    140K  
                (Details)                                                        
178: R162        Financial Instruments - Analysis of Financial       HTML    106K  
                Assets and Liabilities (Details)                                 
179: R163        Financial Instruments - Analysis of Financial       HTML    157K  
                Instruments Measured at Fair Value (Details)                     
180: R164        Authorised and issued share capital - Summary of    HTML     77K  
                Authorized and Issued Share Capital (Details)                    
181: R165        Authorised and issued share capital - Additional    HTML    107K  
                Information (Details)                                            
182: R166        Authorised and issued share capital - Options       HTML     71K  
                Granted, WPP Executive Share Option Scheme                       
                (Detail)                                                         
183: R167        Authorised and issued share capital - Options       HTML     94K  
                Granted, WPP Worldwide Share Ownership Program                   
                (Details)                                                        
184: R168        Authorised and issued share capital - Options       HTML    133K  
                Granted, WPP Share Option Plan 2015 (Details)                    
185: R169        Authorised and issued share capital - Movements     HTML    126K  
                and Weighted-average Exercise Price for Options                  
                Granted (Details)                                                
186: R170        Authorised and issued share capital - Range of      HTML     75K  
                Exercise Prices of Options (Details)                             
187: R171        Authorised and issued share capital - Weighted      HTML     77K  
                Average Fair Value of Options Granted and Weighted               
                Average Assumptions (Details)                                    
188: R172        Other reserves - Summary of Other Reserves          HTML    131K  
                (Details)                                                        
189: R173        Other reserves - Translation Reserve Comprises      HTML     71K  
                (Details)                                                        
190: R174        Acquisitions - Book Values of Identifiable Assets   HTML    109K  
                and Liabilities Acquired and Their Fair Value                    
                (Details)                                                        
191: R175        Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     64K  
192: R176        Related party transactions - Additional             HTML     69K  
                Information (Details)                                            
193: R177        Related party transactions - Summary of related     HTML     67K  
                party transaction outstanding (Details)                          
194: R178        Reconciliation of operating profit/(loss) to        HTML     86K  
                headline operating profit - Summary of                           
                Reconciliation of Operating Profit to Headline                   
                Operating Profit (Details)                                       
195: R179        Events after reporting period (Details)             HTML     58K  
196: R9999       Uncategorized Items - wpp-20211231.htm              HTML     61K  
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‘EX-13.1’   —   Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders


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Exhibit 13.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of WPP plc (the “Company”) on Form 20-F for the period ended 31 December 2021 (the “Report”), I, Mark Read, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify to my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1)    The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934; and

2)    The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the Company’s financial
position and results of operations.

Date: 6 April 2022

/s/ Mark Read
Mark Read
Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)


2 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/21/24  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/23  200:132M                                   Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA
 3/23/23  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/22  195:38M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA


13 Previous Filings that this Filing References

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 4/29/21  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/20  208:38M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/30/20  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/19  205:40M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/26/19  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/18  203:39M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/30/18  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/17  197:37M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/28/17  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/16   10:7.5M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/30/15  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/14   11:7.2M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/30/14  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/13   11:6.8M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/30/13  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/12   19:7.7M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
12/31/12  Citibank, N.A./ADR                F-6EF      12/31/12    5:868K WPP plc                           E-Data Systems, Inc./FA
 5/12/09  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/08   39:7.8M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 7/02/01  WPP plc                           20-F       12/31/00   15:728K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/31/99  Young & Rubicam Inc.              10-K       12/31/98    6:188K                                   Rci Group Inc./FA
 4/20/98  Young & Rubicam Inc.              S-1/A                 14:938K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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